Ode to the Summer Sun

The sun shining bright. Bolt the doors.

Ode to the Summer Sun

I opened the door and peeked out.
‘My God! What is that?’  
It’s only June!  Already the sun is
Here in full force.  

Bolt the doors, shutter the windows.  
Soon it will be too hot to bear.  
Hell has come to us in no uncertain terms.

When and if I go outside,
My eyes will squint shut.  
My skin will burn. Water will come out of
Places of my body that
I do not wish it to.  

Now that the sun is shining bright,
Children will frolic in the open air.
They will have to be managed.  

Workers will pound.  
Machines will whir. Odd music will intrude.   
All those sounds will have to be blocked,
Or muffled, at the very least.

It is all going to be overwhelming.
How is one to bear up under this
Season that Hades has delivered?  
I tell you, I can only grieve for our
Well-sprinkled earth as it follows
That orb of poachery.  


Susan Patterson

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Audio of Ode to the Summer Sun

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Discussion: 

Just when you thought I was a nice person, I come out with a poem like this!  Well, we all have our moments.  Mine come with noisy neighbors and loud twangy country music.  Sorry about that, all you country western fans out there.   Don't even get me started on leaf blowers, pressure washers and weed eaters.  Oh dear!  Sorry again, this time  to all you fastidious gardeners. 

This poem is about the eccentricities that lie in all of us.  What some people cannot live without and travel the seasons to follow, others run from because of the uproar that summer can bring.  Some of you will laugh and totally agree with my sentiments.  Others will say, "What a snob of a woman!"  Most of you will be, correctly, somewhere in between. 

Let us celebrate with acceptance and tolerance our differences.  Let us learn to be patient with the noisy and let us learn to be understanding with the quiet.  skp

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Just a little something: 

Speaking of tolerance, we need to give a round of applause to the husbands out there with wives who love dishes.  My husband is one of them.  I have five sets of dishes, three tea sets and Fostoria.  I know, I know, it is a sickness.  But allow me to get to the point.  My dishes are washed by hand.  It is my choice.  What works to get out tea stains and the like from those white cups?  Astonish tea and coffee stain remover.  www.astonishcleaners.com/‎  

In addition, the Astonish stain remover bar is the best I've used for getting just about any type of stain out of clothing.  It is not always as tidy as a spray bottle, but treating the stain with a bar is far more effective.  Now, enough of the household hints. 

Next posting I will give you something that might be more intellectual and cultural, but then again, maybe not.  ;-)  skp

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Here in Oregon, we know that the sun is always out there, just beyond the trees, just in back of the clouds. It is good. Best wishes for a happy summer. skp

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Cheery bye!